Despite the transport department harping that there is no legal provision to allow the use of private cars for commercial gain, deputy chief minister of Karnataka G Parameshwara has endorsed a carpooling app, much to the dismay of cab aggregators’ association

After BJP corporator Umesh Shetty alleged that the quality of food served in Indira Canteen was substandard, Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara has conducted surveys and ordered inspections on a weekly basis.

While Mahesh Kumtahalli, Umesh Jhadav, Nagendra and Ramesh Jharkiholi are staying in a hotel in Mumbai from last month, State Congress leaders alleged that the four are staying with BJP leaders in the hotel.

Kakolu Ravi Kumar threatened the police officials and said that if they do not release his friend, he would tell Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara about it and have the officers transferred.

Hinting at a statewide ban on smoking, deputy chief minister and Bengaluru district in-charge minister G Parameshwara said like how Gujarat state set a precedent by banning liquor, Karnataka should set a record by banning cigarette smoking

The Karnataka Congress found itself in deep trouble as MLA Ramalinga Reddy expressed his dissent in public. Reddy's supporters claimed that deputy CM G Parameshwara and minister Krishna Byre Gowda have played a role in stalling Ramalinga Reddy's entry into the Cabinet. They also said that this development would have a serious impact on the Lok Sabha election.